The existence of evil is then a terrible stumbling block to the theist.
"Theological Essays"
Charles Bradlaugh
Though a theist, like Bacon, he puts aside final causes.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
To assume that the average theist, whose philosophy is taken from the daily newspaper and the weekly sermon, derives his conviction from a series of abstruse philosophical arguments is simply ridiculous.
"A Grammar of Freethought"
Chapman Cohen